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. >> president obama used his bully pulpit this week to call on congress to avoid, get this, sequestration. that's washington nomenclature for automatic spending cuts due to go into effect on march 1, next friday. on that date, both military and domestic programs will feel
. >> president obama used his bully pulpit this week to call on congress to avoid, get this, sequestration. that's washington nomenclature for automatic spending cuts due to go into effect on march 1, next friday. on that date, both military and domestic programs will feel
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all of this comes weeks after president obama visited the region to tell people here that he still believes in peace between israelis and palestinians. john kerry will be back here over the weekend. at the moment, the talk of peace is talk but little else. a century, burma was isolated from the rest of the world. run by a military dictatorship with an iron grip. after the release of opposition leader aung san suu kyi in 2010, there were signs of change. at the same time, -- simmering tensions have increased. violence between buddhist and muslims have left dozens dead in recent weeks. the muslim quarter, scavenger's search for anything left of value. the families that live here are gone. the committee dated back many generations has been wiped out. what began as a row escalated with frightening speed. people had been enraged by the news that a nun had been murdered. we went to the shock wears started. the police arrived, but there was not enough of them, he said. the crowd got too big for them to control. then, the killing began. 20 boys from a muslim school were cut down and burned on the s
all of this comes weeks after president obama visited the region to tell people here that he still believes in peace between israelis and palestinians. john kerry will be back here over the weekend. at the moment, the talk of peace is talk but little else. a century, burma was isolated from the rest of the world. run by a military dictatorship with an iron grip. after the release of opposition leader aung san suu kyi in 2010, there were signs of change. at the same time, -- simmering tensions...
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he wants to give his proposals to president obama by tuesday of next week. he said why it is important act now. >> nothing that has gotten to the heart of the matter more than the visual image of six year-old kids riddle. not shot with a stray bullet, but rattled. >> of the comments came on the same day that a student was shot and wounded at a california high school where another was taken into custody. for more, the vice president was meeting in the white house as we were getting news that there was yet another school shooting, and there is a real sense of urgency that is still there. >> we saw president obama after the shooting a visibly upset, saying he would use the power of his office to act on gun- control and do it quickly. he asked joe biden to convene with a sense of urgency. they had been meeting to move things forward quickly. they want to get in that space while people are still shocked about the killings. the tragic irony is that while he was meeting people and talking about it today, on the west coast, somebody else was firing at a school. >> h
he wants to give his proposals to president obama by tuesday of next week. he said why it is important act now. >> nothing that has gotten to the heart of the matter more than the visual image of six year-old kids riddle. not shot with a stray bullet, but rattled. >> of the comments came on the same day that a student was shot and wounded at a california high school where another was taken into custody. for more, the vice president was meeting in the white house as we were getting...
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last week reset america's national security policy and talked sentencively about the drone program, saying it was going to shift effectively from the c.i.a. into the hands of the pentagon the does that mean much difference to pakistanis, who is controlling the drones? >> in actual fact he hasn't said that in the pakistani context it's going to shift from the c.i.a. to the d.o.d., to the pentagon. because it's linked to the transition in afghanistan, it ill remain at least possibly not in the y 2014 afghan theater. so perhaps that -- if that had been announce as the change it would have affected the substance. >> does it plaque a difference who is dropping the drones? they're still dropping, right? >> it does make a difference of the it makes it far more transparent and the rules of the game change. there is more accountability in oversight than presently because it's run by the c.i.a. >> there is a new civilian leadership in pakistan. how does that change things with relationship to washington's program? because we're not sure if sharif is as committed add -- as his predecessor >> i
last week reset america's national security policy and talked sentencively about the drone program, saying it was going to shift effectively from the c.i.a. into the hands of the pentagon the does that mean much difference to pakistanis, who is controlling the drones? >> in actual fact he hasn't said that in the pakistani context it's going to shift from the c.i.a. to the d.o.d., to the pentagon. because it's linked to the transition in afghanistan, it ill remain at least possibly not in...
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. >> you know, hollywood writer and director writing in the financial times this week, says obama's domestic surveillance lays the foundation for a future distopia. you know what a distopia is? >> i'll leave you to define it. >> the opposite of the utopia. >> is obama facing a revolt from the left right now? you follow me? >> i don't think so. >> very minor. >> a lot of people had faith and confidence and belief. the idealistic obamaites a losing their idealism. >> not on this issue. a lot of young people think, what's the big deal? all of this stuff should be out. >> i disagree. people talking about this and pretty much making a laughing stock of the president. >> a big deal for young people. i mean, this privacy stuff with libertarians. >> he, dis appointed for what he was on. >> current issue of the london review of books. >> right. >> it is marvelous writing and he takes the view that what is happening is very dangerous. issue three. u.s., china trade talks. >> high level meetings between the u.s. and chinese. the u.s., china strategic conference with secretary of state, john kerry, and
. >> you know, hollywood writer and director writing in the financial times this week, says obama's domestic surveillance lays the foundation for a future distopia. you know what a distopia is? >> i'll leave you to define it. >> the opposite of the utopia. >> is obama facing a revolt from the left right now? you follow me? >> i don't think so. >> very minor. >> a lot of people had faith and confidence and belief. the idealistic obamaites a losing their...
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reordered his foreign policy team this week bringing u.n. into ther susan rice white house inner circle as national security adviser and nominating samantha power to be u.s. ambassador to the u.n. are we to read into the picks? >> the president has chosen two people who you would call liberal interventionists to go replace -- gwen: what's that mean? meaning they have been liberals in favor of intervening, having the united other intervene in countries mostly on humanitarian samantha power and susan rice were alive, for statee, with secretary of hillary clinton, in the debate in the situation room about libya and go into they won that debate and the president did go in. they have not won it so far, for example, in syria, and you heard the president in the susancement talk about rice as somebody who has a huge who arefor those suffering and a feeling that american power can be used to thatthem, but balancing with the recognition that the u.s. these days can't go everywhere. gwen: she won the pulitzer prize genocide.g about >> samantha power. g
reordered his foreign policy team this week bringing u.n. into ther susan rice white house inner circle as national security adviser and nominating samantha power to be u.s. ambassador to the u.n. are we to read into the picks? >> the president has chosen two people who you would call liberal interventionists to go replace -- gwen: what's that mean? meaning they have been liberals in favor of intervening, having the united other intervene in countries mostly on humanitarian samantha power...
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one, costs $180,000 an hour to fly. >> that's right. >> obama, president obama, threw this week to colorado to give a -- what shall i say, nonpolitical talk. >> not and if you raiser. >> andy bills that to the american public. then he flies from there to california. >> no he doesn't. the fund-raiser he bills the campaign committee, or the dnc. the colorado trip is public policy. >> public policy, that's billed to you and me and the rest of the public. then he flies from colorado to san francisco and to another point in california. and then he flies back. so he bills that, he bills the sector from colorado to california, both directions, to the dnc, the democratic national committee. the balance he bills to the american public. so do you think he's calculating to keep the dnc budget as high as -- as stable as it is? >> all presidents do it. >> they calculate how they can bill the public? >> you have a public policy event, and then a political event alongside, and these guys work it out in both white house and all of them probably. they err on the side of billing the public. >> how much do yo
one, costs $180,000 an hour to fly. >> that's right. >> obama, president obama, threw this week to colorado to give a -- what shall i say, nonpolitical talk. >> not and if you raiser. >> andy bills that to the american public. then he flies from there to california. >> no he doesn't. the fund-raiser he bills the campaign committee, or the dnc. the colorado trip is public policy. >> public policy, that's billed to you and me and the rest of the public. then he...
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this week thomas president obama had a bit of a lapse. at the g-eight summit, he repeatedly called the british finance minister jeffrey osborne. in fact, his name was george. obama later apologized, saying he had mixed him up with one of his favorite soul singers. singer jeffrey osborne doing his thing. this is his 1980's hit "on the wings of love." ,nd this is george osborne doing his thing. fallen fromit has .1.2% of gdp >> firstly in the house of commons, and then last night in the city of london, and here, banging the drum for the british economy. at the g-8 summit this week, president obama met with the world beaters. he met george osborne, too, but got his name wrong at least twice. it's not as if the two men had not met before -- here they are in washington -- but it did not stop president obama from calling him jeffrey. .> i was completely flattered i never realized president obama was such a big fan of mine. maybe to smooth things over with the chancellor, the next time i come over there, maybe we will get together so we can do a
this week thomas president obama had a bit of a lapse. at the g-eight summit, he repeatedly called the british finance minister jeffrey osborne. in fact, his name was george. obama later apologized, saying he had mixed him up with one of his favorite soul singers. singer jeffrey osborne doing his thing. this is his 1980's hit "on the wings of love." ,nd this is george osborne doing his thing. fallen fromit has .1.2% of gdp >> firstly in the house of commons, and then last night...
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a week or so ago there was talk we were not going to negotiate anything having to do with obama care as part of any deal to raise the debt borrowing limit or reopen the government. and what john just described is there would be some movement on income verification as part of obama care and the tax on unions that they found objectionable is going to go away. should we just watch what they do? >> absolutely, i hate to be the skunk at the picnic but i would point out i haven't heard anything from the house, these bipartisan groups are getting closer to a deal. the house will weigh in, it will not be warm and fuzzy from that body. number two, even if we get a deal, guys, all we do is postpone the crisis we kick the can down the road. there will be another crisis in january on the government staying open a crisis in february on the debt ceiling. so it is not as if we're just to just wrap it up in a neat little package. >> and i think you just nailed it there greg because everybody watching this process, whether you're a democrat or republican is so frustrated. everybody around the world i
a week or so ago there was talk we were not going to negotiate anything having to do with obama care as part of any deal to raise the debt borrowing limit or reopen the government. and what john just described is there would be some movement on income verification as part of obama care and the tax on unions that they found objectionable is going to go away. should we just watch what they do? >> absolutely, i hate to be the skunk at the picnic but i would point out i haven't heard anything...
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. >> president obama set a precedent this week by being the first sitting american president to visit sweden. during a joint news conference with the swedish prime minister mr. obama did his best to internationalize the red line. prime minister rhinefeld said sweden could only support action against syria if it were authorized by the united nations. the u.n. sent a team of inspectors to syria to verify the use of the nerve gas sarin. eight years ago in 2005, also, the u.n. security council authorized sanctions against syria. resolution 1636 punished syria for a terrorist attack in lebanon that killed a then former prime minister of lebanon, but chemical weapons being so horrific may have struck a nerve in world opinion enabling president obama to elude the u.n. and build international support against syria unchallenged by the u.n. by the way, the u.n. was the brainchild of former president franklin deleanor roosevelt who conceived of the world body, the u.n., as a way to prevent a third world war. british prime minister winston churchill joined him in the effort. the u.s. is the large
. >> president obama set a precedent this week by being the first sitting american president to visit sweden. during a joint news conference with the swedish prime minister mr. obama did his best to internationalize the red line. prime minister rhinefeld said sweden could only support action against syria if it were authorized by the united nations. the u.n. sent a team of inspectors to syria to verify the use of the nerve gas sarin. eight years ago in 2005, also, the u.n. security...
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thank you very much for your reporting all week. >> my pleasure, harry. >>> in afghanistan today another turn in the security-packed dispute between president hamid karzai and the obama administration. 25 tribal elders meeting in kabul approved the plan permitting american forces to remain in afghanistan in a non-combat role beyond 2014 and they assigned it properly, but karzai again insisted that he will not sign off on the plan before the afghan elections next april. the obama administration wants the deal done before the end of this year. >> china's airspace over discuted islands in the east china sea is totally unacceptable. the action could destabilize the region. china said all non-commercial aircraft entering the area must get approval from china first. chinese fighter planes flew over it today. it scrambled fighter jets yesterday over the east china sea under terms of the treat e the united states is committed to intervening in defense of japan if there is an attack on a japanese-administered territory. >> in a national referendum in switzerland today, voters reject and initiativ
thank you very much for your reporting all week. >> my pleasure, harry. >>> in afghanistan today another turn in the security-packed dispute between president hamid karzai and the obama administration. 25 tribal elders meeting in kabul approved the plan permitting american forces to remain in afghanistan in a non-combat role beyond 2014 and they assigned it properly, but karzai again insisted that he will not sign off on the plan before the afghan elections next april. the obama...
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i talked to some people this week who were involved in negotiations with north korea before who said they really did not work. the problem with the obama administration policy at the moment seems to be that they want to get china to lean on north korea. but what they should be doing -- who is our main competitor in the world? china. john kerry is going there. it would be far better if they got the chinese to lean on the north koreans to get to the table and then we negotiate for a verifiable removal of nuclear weapons. >> but they do not want to lean on north korea, china. >> know, and until china decides it is conducive, nothing will happen. the subtletyoyed of our response, but to send a 2's.le of b- north korea rattle the saber, and we send a e-tube. -- rattles the saber, and we send a b-2. are not murders. however much they rattle their .words, -- are not martyrs however much they rattled their swords. >> but people are starving in north korea. >> we have learned through history that leaders, whether despotic or not, one of the quickest ways in the world to unite your people is w
i talked to some people this week who were involved in negotiations with north korea before who said they really did not work. the problem with the obama administration policy at the moment seems to be that they want to get china to lean on north korea. but what they should be doing -- who is our main competitor in the world? china. john kerry is going there. it would be far better if they got the chinese to lean on the north koreans to get to the table and then we negotiate for a verifiable...
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the queen of england and president obama inside 1 week both went to ireland. and they were embraced. they were adored. and o bomb-- obama went there he said he dropped a post fee from the obama and people loved him. >> bama. >> but the thing is people were terrified by the queen's visit. and they thought okay, there's going to be riotsing lots of things going on. no, she came and she bowed her head at the garden of remembrance. she was embraced by the irish people. she spoke in a rich. and it was a crystallizing moment for what mitchell had done. it was to say this peace process in place. who is to say that it won't, things won't flare up again but i believe they won't. we'll have isolated moments of violence and maybe some molotov cocktails and questions about flags and so on. but i believe that that week when obama and the queen were there, that was a total justification of this whole transatlantic series of relationships. and also, i have to say that i hope american people can see that america was going outwards in an extraordinary way. everybody talks abou
the queen of england and president obama inside 1 week both went to ireland. and they were embraced. they were adored. and o bomb-- obama went there he said he dropped a post fee from the obama and people loved him. >> bama. >> but the thing is people were terrified by the queen's visit. and they thought okay, there's going to be riotsing lots of things going on. no, she came and she bowed her head at the garden of remembrance. she was embraced by the irish people. she spoke in a...
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travelocity. >> any theory on why obama didn't know why his website was working? >> either his staff is uninformed or administration is uninformed and where eleanor is wrong is, the main problem, not this stupid website thing, which is a debacle, he damaged his credibility and this is a guy that tells us the truth because he is systematically deceived the country about whether or not they could keep their healthcare plans and millions and millions have been knocked off and how has he been responding? one day after another he tries to approach to say in effect, i didn't tell you the truth. >> taking a hit and let's not lose sight of the fact that healthcare is being extended. you're not going to get punished if you have a preexisting condition. he is taking on a complicated task. >> back to the question of him not knowing. he is rather isolated from what is happening. he kept separated from what's happening on the day-to-day. this emphasizes the point that he is not a hands on president. he wants other people to hand the details. but back to what eleanor was saying
travelocity. >> any theory on why obama didn't know why his website was working? >> either his staff is uninformed or administration is uninformed and where eleanor is wrong is, the main problem, not this stupid website thing, which is a debacle, he damaged his credibility and this is a guy that tells us the truth because he is systematically deceived the country about whether or not they could keep their healthcare plans and millions and millions have been knocked off and how has...
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that's when lawmakers return from the five-week summer break. >>> president obama was in sweden today meeting with skand knave yin leaders ahead of the summit next thursday in russia. as john kerry continued to make the case, the president tried to shift for military action away from the u.s. and on to world leaders everywhere. >> in the face of such, being a national community cannot be silent. failing to respond would increase the risk for more attacks and the possibility other countries would use these weapons, as well. >> as the president tries to drum up support from the international community and congress, americans in the nation's heartland have their own opinions about u.s. involvement in syria. in oklahoma, many people have strong views about the u.s. getting involved in syria civil war. john harwood joins us from midwest city, oklahoma where he asked residents how they feel about the syrian crisis. i know you have a lot of good stories to tell us, john. >> reporter: susie, lots on syria and budget and financial issues, as well. we got a taste of it in oklahoma's fourth dist
that's when lawmakers return from the five-week summer break. >>> president obama was in sweden today meeting with skand knave yin leaders ahead of the summit next thursday in russia. as john kerry continued to make the case, the president tried to shift for military action away from the u.s. and on to world leaders everywhere. >> in the face of such, being a national community cannot be silent. failing to respond would increase the risk for more attacks and the possibility other...
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three weeks. it might be that if this resolution is a soft or very weak one, france and the united states will reserve their rights. and they be patient, understand what is happening, and it is only a matter of weeks before this is decided. >> make a list joining us there. syria again dominating our news. more going on in the rest of the world. a car bomb explosion near a shiite mosque in the iraqi a killing wounding 50 others. was another mosque in northern baghdad after evening prayer. havesters in turkey flashed with police over the death of a demonstrator. activists say he died after being hit by a tear gas heister, but officials say is another person to be killed in recent weeks. imagine moving 100 million people from one area of your country to another. that is exactly what the chinese government is attempting to do as it shifts its population from the countryside into the cities. there was a gathering of over there--over a large number. the objectives are clear. there are social challenges.
three weeks. it might be that if this resolution is a soft or very weak one, france and the united states will reserve their rights. and they be patient, understand what is happening, and it is only a matter of weeks before this is decided. >> make a list joining us there. syria again dominating our news. more going on in the rest of the world. a car bomb explosion near a shiite mosque in the iraqi a killing wounding 50 others. was another mosque in northern baghdad after evening prayer....
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then the house votes on that next week -- i'm sorry. the senate votes on that next week and it goes back to the house. >> what are the chances of an actual shutdown here? >> i've learned to stop prognosticating what congress does. if there is one thing have i have learned that the 535 men and women are unincrediblely unpredictable and defy predictions from people much, much wiser than i am. it's kind of hard to see a way that there is compromise. both sides are so dug in and you're in this unusual scenario where republicans are -- conservative republicans are arguing with one another about the fe the fees faeblt of passing a budget. tom co burn is saying we don't have the votes to say this. republicans in the house are saying, no, that's not good enough. it's hard to see a way forward when both sides are screaming at each other, no. >> where does this put the leader of the house, john boehner. >> he's going to have to decide whether or not to put on the floor a version of the budget that includes funding for obama care. that's what the
then the house votes on that next week -- i'm sorry. the senate votes on that next week and it goes back to the house. >> what are the chances of an actual shutdown here? >> i've learned to stop prognosticating what congress does. if there is one thing have i have learned that the 535 men and women are unincrediblely unpredictable and defy predictions from people much, much wiser than i am. it's kind of hard to see a way that there is compromise. both sides are so dug in and you're...
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this week president obama sent u.s. troops into south sudan to help protect the u.s. embassy. other western countries are also evacuating their personnel. china said today, it had what it called strong concerns about japan's decision to boost military spending. earlier this week, japan announced a 2.6% increase over five years. japan is using the money for early warning planes, aircraft that carry troops and beach assault vehicles. japan says it's only responding to a chinese military build-up. the two countries are involved in a dispute over islands in the east china sea that both claim. >>> in pakistan, a medic has died after the latest attack on a polio vaccine center. according to the "associated press," pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where the polio virus is still endemic. islamic militants claim the vaccination programs are a cover for western spy operations. >>> back in this country, police in southern colorado say they foiled another possible school shooting. authorities in the town of trinidad arrested two students, one 15, the other 16. they sai
this week president obama sent u.s. troops into south sudan to help protect the u.s. embassy. other western countries are also evacuating their personnel. china said today, it had what it called strong concerns about japan's decision to boost military spending. earlier this week, japan announced a 2.6% increase over five years. japan is using the money for early warning planes, aircraft that carry troops and beach assault vehicles. japan says it's only responding to a chinese military build-up....
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president obama did not have to look very far to find his new treasury secretary, jack lew. at the announcement, the president and outgoing treasury secretary timothy geithner. >> our economy is better positioned for tomorrow than most of those other countries hit by the financial crisis. the tough decisions tim made and carried out deserve a lot of credit for that. i understand that tim is ready for a break. obviously, we are sad to see him go, but i cannot think of a better person to continue tim 's work at treasury than jack lew. >> unlike most treasury secretaries, jack lew earn his stripes and a washington and not wall street. he worked for tip o'neill in the 1970's and 1980's, and was clinton's: the director in the 1990's. evan, what does this tell us about the physical fights ahead? >> the good news is that he knows washington bit bad news is that he will do exactly what obama tells him, and from all indications, obama will not do much about fiscal restraint. >> nina, your sense of jack lew and what lies ahead? >> i think i agree with evan, but lew really does know th
president obama did not have to look very far to find his new treasury secretary, jack lew. at the announcement, the president and outgoing treasury secretary timothy geithner. >> our economy is better positioned for tomorrow than most of those other countries hit by the financial crisis. the tough decisions tim made and carried out deserve a lot of credit for that. i understand that tim is ready for a break. obviously, we are sad to see him go, but i cannot think of a better person to...
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the white house says cyber security will be discussed next week when president obama meets with china's president. >> and with all of the talk of hacking lately it makes people wonder what's the next target? critical infrastructure like our energy grid, financial institutions and the telecom system all get special attention. transportation also falls into that category and although there have been no cyber threats to the airlines, at least none that we know of, scott cohn tells us there is one person who thinks this is a real safety concern. >>ad haines was born a hacker. >> i was one of those kids that was always curious, always liked science and took apart the vacuum cleaner as a kid and always wanted to know how things worked. >> haines who goes by render man does i.t. support for canada by day and sometimes by night he wows his friends as an escape artist, but his real passion is beating something tougher than handcuffs, high-tech security systems. >> security system is supposed to keep people out. finding ways to bypass that is kind of neat. >> his late of the target, the faa's nex
the white house says cyber security will be discussed next week when president obama meets with china's president. >> and with all of the talk of hacking lately it makes people wonder what's the next target? critical infrastructure like our energy grid, financial institutions and the telecom system all get special attention. transportation also falls into that category and although there have been no cyber threats to the airlines, at least none that we know of, scott cohn tells us there...
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in the past few weeks, cyber hacking has been all over the headlines, and today the obama administration about how to combat foreign theft of trade secrets. eric holder announced a plan in washington, and it comes on the heels of a report by an american securities firm pointing the finger at china. i am joined by tom, who was a member of the commission on cyber security. the administration tiptoed over whether china was responsible for these cyber attacks. >> i think they are signaling to the rest of the world but we are more willing to not only publicly embarrass those regimes but the use hard and soft power. >> what did you say could be done to protect u.s. computer systems? >> we recommend a number of things, first to modernize authority for criminal penalties as well as to regulate statutes, to improve the way they protect data. many have taken a lackadaisical approach to securing them, over relying on things to protect themselves. >> are those vulnerable? >> every system is vulnerable. they said there are those of us who know they have been hit and those who do not know. there are o
in the past few weeks, cyber hacking has been all over the headlines, and today the obama administration about how to combat foreign theft of trade secrets. eric holder announced a plan in washington, and it comes on the heels of a report by an american securities firm pointing the finger at china. i am joined by tom, who was a member of the commission on cyber security. the administration tiptoed over whether china was responsible for these cyber attacks. >> i think they are signaling to...
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. >> major funding for arts programming on "this week in northern california" is provided by diane b. willsy. additional funding cometh from the george frederick juitt foundation, the obama administration goes on a media blitz to convince a skeptical public to support military action in syria. >>> in our signature segment, broadway's most celebrated living composer and lyricist, stephen sondheim. >> i can't imagine anybody approaching every single new project without doubt. in fact, i fink if you do it is probably not going to turn out that well. >> and, from bogota columbia to columbia south carolina, caring for the homeless next, on pbs newshour weekend >>> made possible by judy and josh westin, the wallace family. the
. >> major funding for arts programming on "this week in northern california" is provided by diane b. willsy. additional funding cometh from the george frederick juitt foundation, the obama administration goes on a media blitz to convince a skeptical public to support military action in syria. >>> in our signature segment, broadway's most celebrated living composer and lyricist, stephen sondheim. >> i can't imagine anybody approaching every single new project...
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obama. they're offering up a compromise on the debt ceiling: a three month increase in the federal borrowing limit. it's expected to come to the house floor next week, but it comes with strings attached. the proposal includes a condition that house and senate lawmakers pass a budget blueprint for the coming year or go without pay. house majority leader eric cantor said it's simple. congress shouldn't be paid for failing to do its job. >> tom: next week 80 companies are scheduled to turn in their latest quarterly financial report cards. but rather than the short-term focus on the bottom line, our next guest thinks businesses need to consider all stakeholders, not just shareholders. john mackey is the co-founder and co-c.e.o. of whole foods market. he's author of "conscious capitalism: liberating the heroic spirit of business". john, why is concentrating on shareholders a myth as you call it? >> i don't know if concentrating on shareholders is a myth. i mean, most companies do concentrate on t
obama. they're offering up a compromise on the debt ceiling: a three month increase in the federal borrowing limit. it's expected to come to the house floor next week, but it comes with strings attached. the proposal includes a condition that house and senate lawmakers pass a budget blueprint for the coming year or go without pay. house majority leader eric cantor said it's simple. congress shouldn't be paid for failing to do its job. >> tom: next week 80 companies are scheduled to turn...
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the 2008 program which continued the benefits for as much as 99 weeks has been extended 11 times but it was dropped as part of the budget compromise signed into law by president obama and john harwood joins us here on our set. thank you for coming in. this has been such a democratic issue. why did they let it go? >> well, i think there is a psychological turn in washington, and that is from thinking about the economy as one that is in crisis and then recovery from crisis to one that is growing the labor market is strengthening. democrats are for the extension of the program. the president today called two senators, republican dean helder a democrat, jack reed and encouraged their effort for a three-month extension but you don't get the sense there is going to be a final push across the finish line by democrats and that's because they are thinking about stronger economy, stronger labor market and these were after all, intended to be emergency temporary benefits. >> what would a three-month extension cost or an extension of any length cost? >> full year extension would cost $25 billion
the 2008 program which continued the benefits for as much as 99 weeks has been extended 11 times but it was dropped as part of the budget compromise signed into law by president obama and john harwood joins us here on our set. thank you for coming in. this has been such a democratic issue. why did they let it go? >> well, i think there is a psychological turn in washington, and that is from thinking about the economy as one that is in crisis and then recovery from crisis to one that is...
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now, this was president obama's favorite general. now, is what he did any better or worse than what snowden just did? i think we have to really -- >> is the virus is the virus that inhabited the iranian reactor. >> that's right. >> it set back their nuclear program. >> it was set up there? they acknowledge that? >> it was the u.s. or the israelis who did it. then it appeared in the media. >> then it evaporated. >> well, the story evaporated. it was a powerful tool that the country used. >> and the administration launched a leak investigation. >> how is the president going to handle this general. >> i think he's going to handle him the way that he has handled all of these other things, not getting engaged and keeping it at arm's length so it doesn't look like his problem. >> i think going back to snowden, this is a problem for the president. he needs to get snowden back. there is a problem from a foreign policy perspective and how we look at the muscle of the united states government for hong kong to have just allowed him to leave the
now, this was president obama's favorite general. now, is what he did any better or worse than what snowden just did? i think we have to really -- >> is the virus is the virus that inhabited the iranian reactor. >> that's right. >> it set back their nuclear program. >> it was set up there? they acknowledge that? >> it was the u.s. or the israelis who did it. then it appeared in the media. >> then it evaporated. >> well, the story evaporated. it was a...
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the major averages were basically flat on the week. the dow and nasdaq down less than 0.1% the s&p 500 up 0.1%. in washington, this week's theme was the middle class. president obama underlined that in his state of the union address as did republicans in their response. there is wide-spread agreement america needs to do more to ease the anxieties of middle class families. but as darren gersh reports, solutions that help workers climb into the middle class and stay there are easy to talk about, but hard to implement. >> reporter: it may not solve all the problems, but a rapidly growing economy is a good place to start when it comes to creating middle class jobs. a tight labor market makes it possible for workers to demand raises and better benefits. which is why former obama adviser jared bernstein thinks economic austerity is the wrong medicine to take right now. >> you have public governments across europe and the united states sort of pulling out their fiscal supports too soon and that's hurting the middle class. >> reporter: of cour
the major averages were basically flat on the week. the dow and nasdaq down less than 0.1% the s&p 500 up 0.1%. in washington, this week's theme was the middle class. president obama underlined that in his state of the union address as did republicans in their response. there is wide-spread agreement america needs to do more to ease the anxieties of middle class families. but as darren gersh reports, solutions that help workers climb into the middle class and stay there are easy to talk...
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g8 leaders, notably, put inand president obama met in northern ireland for a two-day summit this week. the civil war in syria has taken at least 93,000 lives. the g8 leaders concluded the conference with an agreement to seek a negotiated peace in syria by bringing together the warring to peace talks in syria. include top leadership that inspires public confidence, unquote. in addition to supporting a peace process, g8 leaders pledged 1.5 billion to aid syrian refugees and condemn the use of chemical weapons and human rights abuses committed by both sides in the conflict. >> question, did anything happen at the g8 make it more likely that the syrian president will take part in the geneva talks to end the fighting? pat buchanan. >> i think assad is ready to go to the talks, but the rebels are not. they are getting whips. put inhas his one last naval base, his last one ally is syria. he wants to maintain that ally. they are winning the war now. it's the rebels who are in retreat. and president obama is putting one toe in the water and one toe out. but the parties here, they have describe
g8 leaders, notably, put inand president obama met in northern ireland for a two-day summit this week. the civil war in syria has taken at least 93,000 lives. the g8 leaders concluded the conference with an agreement to seek a negotiated peace in syria by bringing together the warring to peace talks in syria. include top leadership that inspires public confidence, unquote. in addition to supporting a peace process, g8 leaders pledged 1.5 billion to aid syrian refugees and condemn the use of...
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>> president obama says half a million people signed up for health insurance on the federal exchange in the first three weeks of december but still many challenges. >> market monitor, our guest has a list of stocks she says will rise 15% or more in the new year and names you probably already know. that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for friday, december the 20th. >>> good evening. i'm bill griffeth in for tyler mathisen. >> i'm susie gharib, good evening from me, as well. the economy is looking good and the strong numbers out today surprised just about everyone. gross domestic product, the sum of the goods and services made in the u.s. during the third quarter, it rose a better than forecast 4.1%, the fastest pace in nearly two years and the economy got a big boost, not only from higher consumer spending but business spending, as well. the improving economy was one spot president obama could rave about in the end of the year news conference at the white house today. >> as we head into next year with an economy that's stronger than it was when we started the year, more
>> president obama says half a million people signed up for health insurance on the federal exchange in the first three weeks of december but still many challenges. >> market monitor, our guest has a list of stocks she says will rise 15% or more in the new year and names you probably already know. that and more tonight on "nightly business report" for friday, december the 20th. >>> good evening. i'm bill griffeth in for tyler mathisen. >> i'm susie gharib,...
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today white house spokesman jay carney said the obama administration decided to take the steps out of an abundance of caution. >> we take the threat very seriously and have taken action because of that. i'm not in a position to discuss specific intelligence but we believe that this threat is significant. the threat is emanating from and may be directed towards the arabe ban peninsula but it is beyond that potentially and that is why we have taken some of the actions we have taken. >> for more on the alert in place and the threat behind them, i spoke a brief time ago with the senior policy adviser for national security at the thirdway. inside the campaign that killed bin laden and devastated al qaeda. we're hearing reports that it was the head of al qaeda in pakistan who told the head of al qaeda in yemen to carry out this attack. what do you make of that? >> any time the head of al qaeda in pakistan talks to yemen, it's going to be front-page news. and the fact that these two men are talking to each other suggests that the threat is very, very real. >> but is this a feasible chain of
today white house spokesman jay carney said the obama administration decided to take the steps out of an abundance of caution. >> we take the threat very seriously and have taken action because of that. i'm not in a position to discuss specific intelligence but we believe that this threat is significant. the threat is emanating from and may be directed towards the arabe ban peninsula but it is beyond that potentially and that is why we have taken some of the actions we have taken....
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obama said 3000. maliki said, you're not serious. >> immigration reform must, i mean must come and be grounded in border security. that is what the american people believe. i have said for weeks that border security in the senate bill is not sufficient to solve the problem. >> not sufficient to solve the problem. >> they are adding about 20,000 new border patrol agents as one and about 7,000 miles of fencing. is that going to do the trick? >> if you have a problem, throw money at it. >> been bernanke. >> absolutely. >> i think it is probably going to buy the votes necessary in the senate to get the votes they need. >> but then what happens in the house? >> we saw the implosion of the farm bill. a bill that is historically bipartisan. the senate passed it with 70 votes. it goes over to the house, and boehner and cantor apparently did not know they did not have the votes. from their own people. they were told by the democrats that it was falling apart. i cannot imagine what happened. >> a lot of this ha
obama said 3000. maliki said, you're not serious. >> immigration reform must, i mean must come and be grounded in border security. that is what the american people believe. i have said for weeks that border security in the senate bill is not sufficient to solve the problem. >> not sufficient to solve the problem. >> they are adding about 20,000 new border patrol agents as one and about 7,000 miles of fencing. is that going to do the trick? >> if you have a problem, throw...
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i mean just think about what this a week for the obama. mrs. obama in chicago, about a week ago, a week tomorrow, the parents, the hearts go out to them this is a very unique circumstances for a president to be in. but i think he embraced it starting with mr. mrs. obama not running away from it. the city has been calling on him to come home for years. >> now also interesting because it focused on not mass shootings. we've seen a lot of focus on, but these individual awful random kills. i understand that chicago also has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. so how does what the president is pushing, how would that affect the situation in a city like chicago. >> it will show that you cannot make laws, cities are not islands. that's what happens in chicago dramatically shows. back in the day mayor daly, now the former mayor daly was a pioneer. some of the suburbs around chicago were the first to have bans. but it just doesn't work that way. there is a gun-- in the suburbs that accounts for a stream of sales which dramatized from th
i mean just think about what this a week for the obama. mrs. obama in chicago, about a week ago, a week tomorrow, the parents, the hearts go out to them this is a very unique circumstances for a president to be in. but i think he embraced it starting with mr. mrs. obama not running away from it. the city has been calling on him to come home for years. >> now also interesting because it focused on not mass shootings. we've seen a lot of focus on, but these individual awful random kills. i...
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i just saw president clinton, president obama last week, loved working for both of them. local governments is a government closest to how people live their lives. and if you are's interested in whether it's education, parks, libraries, universities, this is where it affects their lives. >> you have to perform. you have to get things done. you have to make things happen. all of us sitting around this table we see in our various state governments and we look at what goes on in washington. we could never get away with some of the stuff that goes on in those other places. you either fill the pothole or didn't. you either had the swimming pool open or you don't. people respond to 911 or they didn't. you know where we are and hear about. i never have to wonder what is on a philadelphiaan's mind because they will tell me wherever i am. that is what this job is all about. >> they found working close together, that's what we do in cities. we're the place, the hot bed as you said culture, education. because we are in this concentrated area where like-minded people can thrive and gr
i just saw president clinton, president obama last week, loved working for both of them. local governments is a government closest to how people live their lives. and if you are's interested in whether it's education, parks, libraries, universities, this is where it affects their lives. >> you have to perform. you have to get things done. you have to make things happen. all of us sitting around this table we see in our various state governments and we look at what goes on in washington....
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drone strikes abroad, contradicting obama administration claims such deaths are rare. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this tuesday, the latest jobs numbers, delayed weeks by the shutdown, paint a lackluster employment picture. there's just no evidence that we're going recover the way we were before the wall street implosion and ensuing recession. >> ifill: plus, a traditional ally puts the u.s. on notice, as saudi arabia criticizes the obama administration for fang
drone strikes abroad, contradicting obama administration claims such deaths are rare. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead this tuesday, the latest jobs numbers, delayed weeks by the shutdown, paint a lackluster employment picture. there's just no evidence that we're going recover the way we were before the wall street implosion and ensuing recession. >> ifill: plus, a traditional ally puts the u.s. on notice, as saudi arabia criticizes the...
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, a six-week deal and then reopen everything again in november or is even that not for sure? >> no, i think he would accept a short-term deal as long as it involves both things, the reopening the government and raising of the debt limit because the president said he's not going to engage in negotiations until both those things happen. they were testing, prodding, seeing what they can get out of this and it sounds like the initial gambit didn't work but they will talk through the night and i think they will find a way on a short-term basis to take both of those actions by october 17th and then we will, in fact, have a -- i believe a budget negotiation over, you know, replacing some sequester cuts with longer term entitlement cuts. >> busy day in washington. >>> earlier today, jack lu testified in front of the finance committee saying failing to raise the government's borrowing limit would be deeply damaging to financial markets, threatening american's jobs and savings. he urged congress to expand the debt ceiling as long as possible. >> this economy would benefit from more cer
, a six-week deal and then reopen everything again in november or is even that not for sure? >> no, i think he would accept a short-term deal as long as it involves both things, the reopening the government and raising of the debt limit because the president said he's not going to engage in negotiations until both those things happen. they were testing, prodding, seeing what they can get out of this and it sounds like the initial gambit didn't work but they will talk through the night and...
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after meeting with turkey's prime minister last week, president obama rejected any unilateral u.s. action. joining me are two correspondents to who reported on the effects in the region. ben wedeman is cnn's international correspondent and he originally reported from turkey's border with syria where ten days ago over 50 people were killed in two car bombings. he's in new york to collect a peabody award for his effort covering the war. farnaz fassihi is a deputy middle east bureau chief for the "wall street journal." she has reported on the impact of the war in lebanon. i am pleased to have both of them here at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: and congratulations, sir. >> thank you very much. >> rose: just tell me where we are today. we've seen ebbs and flows in this. we've seen increased participation, it seems by people who are on the outside, whether it's saudi arabia and qatar or whether it's hezbollah. and iran. >> well, i think what we're seeing is that bashar al-assad has gotten his second wind and i think from the beginning we tended to underestimate the extent th
after meeting with turkey's prime minister last week, president obama rejected any unilateral u.s. action. joining me are two correspondents to who reported on the effects in the region. ben wedeman is cnn's international correspondent and he originally reported from turkey's border with syria where ten days ago over 50 people were killed in two car bombings. he's in new york to collect a peabody award for his effort covering the war. farnaz fassihi is a deputy middle east bureau chief for the...
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obama as her guest at the state of the union speech last week. president obama returned to his hometown last week to stress the need for action on gun violence. >> last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> ifill: in fact, just hours after the president spoke, 18-year-old janay mcfarland was shot and killed in chicago. her 14-year-old sister destiny warren had attendd the president's speech. the fallout from gun violence has extended to politics, as chicago moves toward next week's special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by jesse jackson jr. >> in the race... fill: a gun-control group financed by new york mayor michael bloomberg has spent more than a million dollars on ads attacking candidates there supported by the national rifle association. another group organized by former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly is paying for gun control ads airing nationwide. >> what we'r
obama as her guest at the state of the union speech last week. president obama returned to his hometown last week to stress the need for action on gun violence. >> last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under. so that's the equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> ifill: in fact, just hours after the president spoke, 18-year-old janay mcfarland was shot and killed in chicago. her 14-year-old sister...